Today, the Middle Ages are a sort of paradox; the myth of the “Dark Ages,” which survives quite ably in popular culture, allows space for it to be whatever the popular imagination wants. When people ...

The Chateau de La Rochepot, a 12th-century feudal castle in France. Medieval history is broader and more complex than the popular stories of castles and knights, Dan Jones argues. (Jeff ...

Universidad CEU San Pablo provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. “People have the right to live as they wish, we are no longer in the Middle Ages.” This statement, made ...

Eyvind Earle (American, 1916-2000), "Concept Art" (1958), from Sleeping Beauty (Walt Disney Productions), gouache on board, 9 1/4 × 21 3/4 inches, Hilbert Collection (© Disney Enterprises, Inc., ...

This week saw more than 2,500 scholars of the Middle Ages descend on the University of Leeds (England) for the 25th annual International Medieval Congress. There, over the course of 4 days and more ...

Every age has a tendency to look back at older generations and judge the customs, beliefs and traditions of the time. However, it is fair to say that there are few periods in history that we regard as ...

The Middle Ages, also known as medieval times, are a period of history that spans roughly a millennium. Specifically, the 6th-16th Centuries CE, give or take a century depending on the source. This ...

Last week, an early medieval burial site—since characterized as one of the most significant ever excavated in the UK—was discovered. Buried alongside its inhabitant from the Middle Ages was an ...

The Middle Ages were full of more than just knights and castles – they were packed with truly bizarre tales. In this video, ...

Though films and TV series about the Middle Ages do not always attract the same level of love and critical praise as those set in other periods of history, there are still a number of notable films ...

The Middle Ages and early modern period were not a good time for anyone, particularly women who deviated from a very limited set of expectations. Between superstition, religious hysteria, and social ...

Today, conversations around abortion in modern Christianity tend to take as a given the longstanding moral, religious and legal prohibition of the practice. Stereotypes of medical knowledge in the ...